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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Oklahoma State College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Oklahoma State College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Western Oklahoma State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,353. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Western Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Western Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Western Oklahoma State College.

Western Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

43% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Western does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Western Oklahoma State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Oklahoma State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors 13,650 $73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,480 $46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 6,330 $36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,290 $33,060
Computer Workers 2,580 $78,490

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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